Syrian refugees family name newborn baby daughter after Scottish volunteer
A family of Syrian refugees have named their newborn daughter after a volunteer who gave up her time to teach them English. Omar Al-Hamdan and…
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Moray woman who brought abandoned dog home from holiday in Turkey
When Tracey Hirst looked into the eyes of an abandoned golden retriever while on holiday last year she could not bear to leave him behind….
Gold shop thieves arrested in Dubai – Photo, Video
A Hong Kong gang of five who managed to steal $545,000 (AED2 million) worth of jewellery in just 31 seconds have been arrested by Dubai…
Poverty leads parents to kill their children in Egypt
An Egyptian father threw his two sons from a bridge over the River Nile last week because the economic crisis in the country meant he…
Millions of migrant forced to pay for right to work in Gulf states
South Asian migrants powering the construction boom in oil-rich Gulf countries are often illegally made to pay for their own recruitment, adding to hardships of…
Iranian former President to run for President
Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “unexpectedly filed to run in the country’s May presidential election, contradicting a recommendation from the supreme leader to stay out…
USA: Russia wants to “save face” in Syria
Nikki Haley, the US envoy to the United Nations, is characterizing Russia as skittish and isolated in the wake of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s deadly…
Shelter seeker caught with cocaine claims ‘it’s not illegal in Iran’
A failed caught with cocaine claimed he didn’t think he’d committed a crime as ‘small amounts’ aren’t illegal in his home country of Iran – forcing…
1st Syrian refugee family may arrive in Harborough soon
The Harborough district’s first Syrian refugee family could be arriving soon. Harborough District Council wants to work with private landlords to offer a new home…
Saudi Prince Saad bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz dies
The Saudi Royal Court has announced that Prince Saad bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has passed away. The Saudi Press Agency, SPA, quoted the…